Yanjing is an ancient capital with a long history, and as the capital of China, it is also a very modern city. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info in the modern and ancient style of the mixture, but also created many places in Yanjing, surrounded by high-rise buildings, hidden with a lot of unique charm of the old buildings, and the most distinctive, called Hutong.

Sun Tingting was born and grew up in Yanjing, but she can't say that she knows all the hutongs in Yanjing. Now, she was dragged by Xiao Yao in a strange alley for more than ten minutes, and she felt like she was about to faint.

"Where are we going?" Sun Tingting finally couldn't help but ask.

Today is August 1st, Xiao Yao's eighteenth birthday. Although yesterday and Shen Na's teammates played until the early hours of the morning, but promised Sun Tingting to celebrate her birthday alone Xiao Yao still did not sleep lazy, and after going to Sun's house in the morning to pick up Sun Tingting, he took her to this place called "Moonlight Hutong" and got in.

"Take you to a special place for lunch. Xiao Yao smiled, "It's not far away, there will be five minutes at most." ”

"Have lunch?" Sun Tingting glanced at the watch on her left wrist and said, "It's only half past ten, so early for lunch?" I thought we were going to go somewhere to play and go shopping." ”

"Uh..." Xiao Yao touched his nose awkwardly, and then smiled, "It's a bit early for lunch, but the environment of that place is very good, even if we don't eat, let's sit there and talk first." Trust me, you'll love it, and even if we don't do anything today, it's nice to stay there for the day. ”

"Well, it's your birthday today, listen to you. Sun Tingting nodded and smiled.

The two held hands and walked for a few minutes, and Sun Tingting smelled a strong fragrance of flowers.

"It smells so good. Sun Tingting snorted and said.

"When we smell the flowers, we have arrived. Xiao Yao smiled and pointed forward.

Sun Tingting looked in the direction of Xiao Yao's finger, and saw that above a section of courtyard wall about ten meters in front of her, many flowers poked out, red, yellow, white, and the purple and red ones were very beautiful.

"Is this the place?" Sun Tingting walked two steps quickly and came to the courtyard wall, only to see a blue iron door closed, and a small log-colored wooden sign hung on the wall next to the door, on which a very beautiful art font read: "Grandpa's Secret Garden".

"Grandpa's Secret Garden? This is where we eat, but why is the door closed?" Sun Tingting looked at Xiao Yao who came over.

"So knock on the door. Xiao Yao smiled. Stretched out his hand and patted on the iron door, and shouted loudly: "Sister Di, are you there?"

"Sister Di, you're familiar with this place. Sun Tingting looked at Xiao Yao and said.

"Huh. Xiao Yao smiled and said nothing.

"It's coming. There was a response from the courtyard, and the blue iron gate was opened from within.

The door was opened by a girl, who looked to be twenty-six or seventeen years old. The half-length hair is casually pulled back at will, the upper body is a white chiffon sleeveless shirt, and the lower body is a pale yellow semi-long gauze skirt, which is not particularly beautiful, but it looks very delicate. The whole person stood there, and the first impression gave Sun Tingting a feeling of "people are as light as chrysanthemums".

"It's pretty early. The girl looked at Xiao Yao and smiled.

"Well, you're in a good place, even if you come and sit down, it's a pleasure. Xiao Yao responded with a smile, and then introduced: "Sister Di, this is my girlfriend, Sun Tingting." ”

"Duo'er, this is Sister Di, Xie Di, the owner of this courtyard, and the owner, chef and waiter here. Xiao Yao said to Sun Tingting again.

"Sister Di is good. Sun Tingting shouted after Xiao Yao.

"Hello," Xie Di smiled and nodded, looking at Sun Tingting and said, "This sister has a really good temperament, and the two of you are a good match when you stand together." ”

"Thank you, Sister Di. Sun Tingting bowed her head slightly and smiled. This Xie Di praised her temperament, which made her happier than praising her for being beautiful.

"Of course, I don't dare to bring that kind of coarse man to you. Xiao Yao smiled.

"Come in first, don't stand outside. Sheedy leaned sideways and let the two of them into the courtyard, "You can sit casually, I'll serve you some tea and snacks first." You sit down first, and I still have to deal with the ingredients, so I won't accompany you. ”

With that, Shedy closed the door and turned back to the house.

"What a beautiful yard. Sun Tingting, who entered the courtyard, couldn't help but sigh.

It is not a small courtyard, and the surrounding walls are either crawling with vines and plants, or hanging with all kinds of decorations made of flowers and green leaves, very creative patterns. The ground is planted with a variety of lush greenery, green bamboo, small kumquats, pomegranate trees and loquat trees protrude directly out of the wall, and grape vines hang on simple wooden shelves, and the grapes are already shining underneath. There are also many bonsai flowers and plants on the ground around the courtyard wall, such as begonias, jasmine, rhododendrons, lavender and many flower species that Sun Tingting can't name, turning the entire courtyard almost into an isolated colorful world.

"No wonder it's called the Secret Garden, the flowers and plants here seem to isolate the bad air of Yanjing. Sun Tingting took a deep breath, full of all kinds of floral fragrances, "This place is really elegant and romantic." ”

"Come, drink tea and have some snacks first. At this time, Xie Di came out with a wooden tray and beckoned the two of them. The tray is stocked with a tea set and a plate of snacks.

"Okay, thank you, Sister Di. Xiao Yao took Sun Tingting to end the visit to the small courtyard and sat down at a table in the middle of the courtyard covered with a beautiful color-blocked tablecloth.

"Then sit down slowly, and I'll prepare lunch for you. Shedy greeted and went back into the house again.

"This place is so beautiful, how did you find this kind of place?" Sun Tingting asked Xiao Yao curiously with a pair of big eyes.

"Well, I found it in the first half of last year. Xiao Yao said, "Aren't I, Shi and Xu Fei playing parkour with a few people? If you have nothing to do, you will ride around Yanjing to find a suitable venue." By chance, I went here. When I saw this courtyard, I thought it was a store, so I wanted to come in to rest and eat something, but I didn't expect that when I came for the first time, I was directly refused to enter by Sister Di and kicked out. ”

"Ah, and the one who drives the guests out, Sister Di has such a character, why?" Sun Tingting said curiously.

"Sister Di not only has a character, she is very characterful, she has a lot of rules here. However, I was denied entry that time mainly because I didn't have a good image at the time. You also know that Yanjing has a lot of wind and sand. At that time, I rode everywhere to find a venue, and I was sweating profusely, plus the dust on the road, the wind and sand, etc., which could be regarded as a gray face, so Sister Di didn't entertain me. Xiao Yao smiled, "I was rejected by her once, but I was more interested here, and when she opened the door, I also glanced at the environment in the courtyard, so the next day I came again neatly and cleanly, and she let me in." ”

"What rules does she have here?" Sun Tingting continued.

"Look at her here, in such a large yard, there are one large, two small and three tables, and the rest of the place is almost occupied by flowers and plants. That's why she only serves a maximum of three tables of guests per meal. Reservations can only be made up to one day in advance. For example, if you book with her today to come to dinner the day after tomorrow, she will not agree. said that she was too lazy to remember it for a long time, and she only remembered the guests who would come tomorrow. Xiao Yao smiled bitterly, and continued, "All she makes here is flower food, that is, food that contains plants and flowers as raw materials. She doesn't accept orders, what dishes she made today, she thinks you are suitable for those dishes, she will serve you whatever you want, you will eat. ”

"And what did she do?" Sun Tingting said in surprise.

"Not only that," Xiao Yao continued, "she basically only serves lunch here, and there are only three tables, if you don't want to leave after eating, even if there are guests coming to the door behind, she won't drive you away, you can stay here for the whole afternoon, and she also provides tea and snacks." But she doesn't serve dinner, closes as soon as it gets dark, and the guests can't leave. ”

"What kind of business is she, isn't she afraid of going out of business?" Sun Tingting said curiously.

"She's not in business at all. Xiao Yao smiled, "This courtyard was left to her by Sister Di's grandfather." That's why it's called Grandpa's Secret Garden, and many of the flowers and plants here were planted by her grandfather for her grandmother. Sister Di's parents are both abroad, and her grandparents have passed away, so this yard is left to her. She opened such a store so that her grandfather's carefully built yard would not be deserted, and she also wanted some people who really liked this environment and appreciated it to enjoy it. ”

"In order to open this shop, Sister Di deliberately went to learn to make flower food. This is a flower cake," Xiao Yao picked up a piece of dim sum from the plate and handed it to Sun Tingting's mouth, "It is made of a sauce made of rose petals mixed with flour, with the fragrance of flowers and the fresh sweetness." You try it, it tastes very good. ”

Sun Tingting took the hand handed over by Xiao Yao, stretched out her mouth and took a bite, it was indeed full of sweetness, and then nodded with a smile: "The taste is indeed very good." ”

"Boyfriend feeds you, you think everything is delicious. Then Shady came out with another plate of food and placed it on their table.

"Where, it's really delicious. Sun Tingting gave Xie Di a thumbs up, and continued, "By the way, Sister Di, how does he know you so well?

"He," Xie Di was about to speak, when he suddenly heard a knock at the door of the courtyard, and said with a smile, "I'll open the door, you better ask him yourself." ”

"Sister Di will also go to the yard to rest after lunch. Xiao Yao said, "At this time, she has two hobbies, one is to take pictures of the guests in the yard in the afternoon, especially children. The other one is to entertain himself and play the guitar in the yard. ”

"Then I know why you and she are so familiar. Photography and guitar, both of which you are good at, must have a lot in common. Sun Tingting immediately smiled and raised her hand.

"Yes, Sister Di's photography and guitar are self-taught because of her interest, and I have helped her solve a lot of problems encountered in these two aspects, so I am naturally very familiar with her. In fact, I'm the only VIP she's here. Xiao Yao smiled proudly.

"VIP, are there any privileges?" Sun Tingting said with a wink.

"The privilege is that she allowed me to charter the venue today, and only entertain the two of us today. This is something that no other guest can enjoy. Xiao Yao said proudly.

"Why do you want to charter a venue?" Sun Tingting said, "Sister Di is picky about guests, and those who can come are definitely not the kind of rude people, in such an environment, even if there are people next to us, they won't bother us, right? Sister Di's rules are so big, you just deprive others of the opportunity to enjoy here, how bad it is. ”

At this moment, Xie Di's voice sounded at the gate of the courtyard: "I'm sorry, my friend is celebrating his birthday here today, and I specially said hello, I don't want others to disturb me." That's why I'm only going to entertain them today. Come back tomorrow. (To be continued.) )